Q: Is 23,465,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,465,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,465,238 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 23465238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 307 614 921 1,842 12,739 25,478 38,217 76,434 3,910,873 7,821,746 11,732,619 and 23,465,238, with no remainder.

Since 23,465,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,465,238, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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